Legal Opinion

State v. Franklin

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided July 12, 1988No. 53641PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

DOWD, Judge.

Defendant was convicted by a jury of possession of a controlled substance, a felony under § 195.020, 195.200.1(1) RSMo 1982. He was sentenced as a prior offender to a term of 15 years with the Department of Corrections and Human Resources. We affirm.

Defendant’s appeal raises six points that we summarize as follows: (1) the state failed to provide defendant with discoverable and exculpatory material; (2) inadmissible hearsay statements were admitted by the trial court; (3) a defense witness was improperly impeached; (4) evidence against the defendant was illegally obtained and…

2Cases cited27 opinions

Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
State v. GiffinSupreme Court of Missouri · 1982

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3Cited by1 opinion

State v. BrothertonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1990